Splenic artery embolization in a woman with bleeding gastric varices and splenic vein thrombosis: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Gastric variceal bleeding due to splenic vein thrombosis is a life-threatening situation and is often difficult to manage by endoscopy. In the worst cases, an emergency splenectomy may be required to stop variceal bleeding.</p&g...

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Main Authors: Schmid Roland M, Phillip Veit, Gaa Jochen, Saugel Bernd, Huber Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/247